Hedge Fund Accounting Specialist

Summary

Eight progressive years in compensation research and analysis

Strong Skills and Expertise

Skills

COMPENSATION RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS

Skilled to provide strong analytical support on various topics related to executive compensation and corporate governance for the development, design, and implementation of non-equity and equity-based compensation plans.

Identification of potential compensation related issues for consideration and formulation of appropriate recommendations.

High familiarity on publicly disclosed reports including Compensation Disclosure and Analysis (CD&A).

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

Knowledgeable in different governance matters enhancing governance and reputational risk practices to reflect the commitment to shareholder value.

TRAINING

Designing of curriculum for end-to-end training and determination of effective teaching approaches of various subject matters.

Designing and assembling of training materials.

PROJECT, OPERATIONS, AND TASKS MANAGEMENT

Experienced in developing teams, organizing work, and setting priorities to complete goals within a specified timeline.

Education

Education

Jun 1999 - Mar 2003

Bachelor of Science in Commerce Major in Economics

University of Santo Tomas

Cumulative GPA: 2.10 (87-88% = Good)

Work History

Work History

Jul 2013 - Present

Hedge Fund Accounting Specialist

JPMorgan Chase Bank NA – Philippine Global Service Center

Performs, completes and/or reviews trade reconciliations, market value reconciliations and cash reconciliations on various funds through investigations of transactions using different back-up sources

Collates and references any profit and loss items that break the pre-defined thresholds, the team will then provide such data to the Oversight team

Responsible for the review and reconciliation of hedging, equalization, and leverage bookings in the fund accounting system

Performs review of monthly expense budget and booking of accruals in the fund accounting system prepared by team members/ team leaders

Responsible for the reviews of assets under management and KPI data to the Oversight team based in Dublin, on a monthly and weekly basis

Prepares daily and monthly task allocations for the team

Ensures the timely and accurate submission of daily sign-off to counterparts in Dublin

Nov 2012 - May 2013

Team Leader – Service Support Center

Brunel Technical Services Philippines, Inc.

Managed the daily operations of the IT Support and Global Recruitment departments’ data migration project

Supervised a team of 14 encoders, including two quality assurance encoders

Facilitated the planning and prepared projections in the accomplishment of different multiple project-related tasks

Improved the workflow through structuring and implementation of new work processes and documentation tools

Conducted demonstrations and trainings within the team regarding the work process and proper use of tools;

Constantly coordinated with the project overseer and Global IT support

Prepared and submitted daily productivity and progress reports to the project overseer and other project stakeholders

Conducted performance evaluation of project-based encoders and prepared a performance scoring template for the team that were based on the pre-determined KPIs

Prepared expense reports and managed office supplies inventory of the team

Special Assignments/Projects Handled and Implemented

Improvement of Processes and Workflow - November to December 2012

Gathered information about the process being observed by the team through conducting individual interview of each team member.

Identified the team’s good practices (i.e. facilitation of morning huddles, daily individual documentation of tasks, appointment of small group leaders or point of contacts (“POCs”)) and challenges (i.e. poor communication among team members, misinterpretation of guidelines and instructions, lack of procedure and tool in cross-checking the initial list of legacy data versus the final/migrated data resulting to missed information) that were experienced by the team in the past in following the former process in data migration.

Structured new processes for data migration (Receipt of instructions and tasks or Preparation > Planning and Forecasting > Data Migration > Quality Assurance > Reporting) and different administrative tasks such as detailed bulk formatting of applicants’ curriculum vitae, uploading of vacancies to appropriate websites, and other tasks requested by various on-shore Brunel offices.

Presented the new workflow and documentation tools to the XRM Analyst, POCs and Quality Assurance and sought feedback to better the structured workflow.

Introduced and explained the new workflow and tools to the whole group.

Implemented the new work processes, guidelines and tools for different tasks of the team to meet daily deliverables.

Created a new template in sending daily productivity reports to increase end-of-day reporting efficiency

Jul 2012 - Oct 2012

Associate Research Analyst

Deltek Systems (Philippines), Inc.

Read and analyzed information from published (online) requests for information (“RFIs”), proposals (“RFPs”), bids (“RFBs”), and quotation (“RFQs”) of different divisions in the United States of America (e.g. states, federal districts, counties, cities, towns) to maintain database content for government contractors in the federal and state & local markets.

Summarize, categorize and publish RFIs, RFPs, RFBs, and RFQs in Deltek’s own database, which is used by clients/contractors for better identification of business opportunities.

Extract essential information from RFIs, RFPs, RFBs, and RFQs and regularly updated database with information gathered for purposes of writing and editing support for a team of business analysts.

Capture and examine new information from internal and trusted (subscribed) external sources related to project-based businesses that are useful to clients in their government sales and business development activities, such as contract opportunities, news, contacts, etc.

Use different Microsoft applications such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint or other internal collaboration tools to organize and synthesize gathered data for the purpose of increasing efficiency in publishing numerous bids daily.

Review and examine overall market trends in the federal and state & local markets and provided written and oral briefings to internal staff.

Communicate with U.S. Government officials (i.e. Department of Defense) and industry executives via phone and/or e-mail to gather contact information, verify and maintain the credibility of information, and add value to Deltek information products.

Update the database of contact details of U.S. Government officials and maintained the confidentiality of such information.

Attend trainings to keep updated on industry and public sector procurement and policy trends

Perform other tasks related to preparation of reports (e.g. performance report) and research-associated requests when needed or assigned to provide further support to business consulting or analytics groups.

Promptly report technical errors or infrastructure issues to the IT Helpdesk to prevent the interruption of daily operations.

Dec 2009 - Mar 2012

Associate - Team Leader

Institutional Shareholder Services, Inc. (ISS) | An MSCI Brand

Analyzed company filings (e.g., DEFs, 10-Ks, 10-Qs, 8-Ks, and press releases) and other company-related references in order to review quantitative and qualitative analyses of equity and non-equity executive compensation data to complete proxy analyses for shareholder meetings of publicly-traded companies in the U.S.

Led a group of research analysts to review the new policies and to prepare the training materials specifically on the data analysis of capital structure agenda and executive compensation, which includes different pay practices of public companies’, both equity and non-equity based compensation that may also include different perquisites.

Organized the training schedule for new hires and assigned team members who will conduct the trainings.

Monitored the progress of the trainees during and after the training period.

Reviewed the topics covered for every area of the training and conducted coaching sessions with the trainors.

Ensured that all topics about the subject matter, executive compensation were covered

Managed the logistics of the training and coordinated with the Administration’s Senior Associate for office supplies and room and equipment reservation.

Accuracy Calculator – November 2011 to January 2012

Developed a Microsoft Excel-based tool to calculate the accuracy of a completed analysis based on agenda and number of data points.

Presented the calculator to colleagues and discussed its importance with individual and team efficiency as well as in meeting KPIs.

Explained how to properly use the calculator to the whole team.

Employer Branding Committee: member and presenter – January 2012 to March 2012

Actively participated in committee meetings to create a proposal on ways to improve the company’s image as an employer.

Conducted focus group discussion with several employees.

Presented the committee’s final report and proposal before the Manila Leadership Team.

Jul 2006 - Dec 2009

Senior Research Analyst

ISS Governance Services, RiskMetrics Group Inc. (RMG)

Reviewed and analyzed company filings (e.g., DEFs, 10-Ks, 10-Qs, 8-Ks, and press releases) and other company-related references to either prepare or review quantitative and qualitative analyses of equity and non-equity executive compensation data to complete proxy analyses for shareholder meetings of publicly-traded companies in the U.S.

Coordinated with foreign counterparts to manage urgent requests and updates.

Annual Training Program – from November 2007 until February 2008

Arranged and conducted an onboarding program for the new hires’ first day of joining the company, which included a brief background of who ISS is (and its products and services), meet-and-greet with ISS Makati’s country manager and US Research Team’s managers, preview of ISS Makati’s annual activities, and a quick tour of the whole office

Reviewed and examined the new policies to be implemented for the then upcoming proxy season 2008. Also, attended conference calls and discussions that were headed by US counterparts to have an in-depth understanding of the new ISS policies or policy updates for proxy voting analysis and recommendations.

Prepared and designed training materials, audio-visual presentations, test sheets, and review materials for the new hires.

Jan 2004 - Jul 2006

Research Analyst

Institutional Shareholders Services, Inc.

Reviewed U.S. company filings (e.g., DEFs, 10-Ks, 10-Qs, 8-Ks, and press releases) and other company-related references

Written comprehensive proxy analyses and vote recommendations for institutional clients based on the ISS Global Benchmark Policy Guidelines on audit, board of directors and capital structure

Prepared and conducted the training course for new hires

Involved in the recruitment and selection of new research analysts

Special Assignments/Projects Handled and Implemented

Australia Research Team’s Proxy Seasons 2005 and 2006 - From September until November 2005 and 2006

Participated as a research analyst (from the US Research Team) to support the Australia Research Team for two consecutive proxy seasons (approximately three months) in 2005 and 2006.

Attended and participated in trainings on Australian proxy voting guidelines and policies, corporate governance trends and issues in the Australian market as well as learned about Australian Research Team’s analysis-and-review processes.

Analyzed and extracted information from company filings of publicly traded companies in Australia and issue proxy voting recommendations based on ISS’ proxy voting guidelines for Australia.

Corresponded with Senior Analysts, including those who were based in the ISS Australia office in the duration of the proxy season, to discuss the completed proxy voting analyses and recommendations as part of quality assurance process.

Advanced or published the reviewed proxy voting analyses and recommendations.